Re: back to oranges and modern potting mixes
Julie wrote:
>Do you buy the John Innes mix or make your own? I too have been very
>disappointed with the performance of commercial potting mix, but am hampered
>in making my own by the total lack of loam anywhere within miles of my
>neighborhood.
I buy it in Julie - the type I get includes Kettering loam in the mix
and as far as I'm concerned, this is the perfect loam for compost
making here and enables the structure to hold up for several years.
Its difficult to make any suggestions for other countries because soil
types vary enormously. Also, a compost type that works in the UK
could easily break down too quickly in a much warmer climate or prove
far to heavy in a cooler one.
Dave Poole
TORQUAY UK
http://www.ilsham.demon.co.uk/gardenviews.html
